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Tiruchirapalli District (also known as Tiruchchirapalli District / Trichy District) is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu India. The main town in Tiruchirapalli District is the city of Tiruchirapalli also known as Trichy.
Demographics
It had a population of 2,418,366 as of 2001. It is 47.10% urbanised.
The district has a literacy of 79.16%, higher than the state average.
Taluks
Tiruchirapalli District consists of 8 Taluks:
- Manapparai
- Srirangam
- Tiruchirapalli
- Lalgudi
- Manachanallur
- Thuraiyur
- Musiri
- Thottiyam
Urban Centres
Tiruchirapalli District consists of the following urban centres:
- Trichy city
- Manapparai town
- Thuraiyur town
- Thuvakudi town
- Lalgudi town panchayat
- Manachanallur town panchayat
- Musiri town panchayat
- Thottiyam town panchayat
Major Industries
Boiler Manufacturing Industries Cement Factories Light and heavy engineering Leather Tanneries Food processing Industries Sugar Mills Cigar Hosiery and garments (to a small extent) IT/BPO
Natural Resources / Water bodies
River Cauvery River Coleeron
Animal husbandry
The district has a large cattle and poultry population.
Major Crops
The rivers Cauvery and Coleeron start branching out to form the Cauvery delta irrigating vast tracts of land in the district.
Rice (vast tracts) Sugarcane (vast tracts) Coconut Cotton (small tracts) betel Corn
Educational Institutions
National Institute of Technology(Trichy), Thuvakudi Bharathidasan Institute of Management Central Banana Research Institute
External links
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